Q: Is 497,376 a Composite Number?

Why is 497,376 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 497,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 32 33 36 44 48 66 72 88 96 99 132 144 157 176 198 264 288 314 352 396 471 528 628 792 942 1,056 1,256 1,413 1,584 1,727 1,884 2,512 2,826 3,168 3,454 3,768 5,024 5,181 5,652 6,908 7,536 10,362 11,304 13,816 15,072 15,543 20,724 22,608 27,632 31,086 41,448 45,216 55,264 62,172 82,896 124,344 165,792 248,688 and 497,376, with no remainder.

Since 497,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,376, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).